NEC Express5800 series User Manual page 205

IDE
(Integrated Drive Electronics) A type of hard disk drive with the control circuitry located
inside the disk drive rather than on a drive controller card.
interface.
A connection between the computer and a peripheral device that enables them to
exchange data. See also parallel port and serial port.
ISA
(Industry Standard Architecture) An industry standard for computers and circuit cards
that transfer 16 bits of data at a time.
J
jumper
A small electrical connector used for configuration on some computer hardware.
K
(Kilobyte)
1,024 bytes. See also byte.
L
LAN
(Local Area Network) A group of computers linked together within a limited area to
exchange information.
LCD
(Liquid Crystal Display) The type of video display used in portable computers.
LED
(Light-Emitting Diode) A small electronic device that glows when current flows through
it.
LPT1 or LPT2
The name you can assign a parallel port to specify its address. See also parallel port.
LVD
Super-fast Ultra 2 SCSI Low Voltage Differential (LVD) Parallel SCSI Interface. A new
SCSI interface that provides greater I/O bandwidth, device connectivity, data reliability,
and longer cable lengths for Ultra2 SCSI hard disk drives. Note that in order to achieve
LVD performance all devices including cable, controller, and drive must support LVD.
M
(Megabyte)
1,048,576 bytes. See also byte.
memory
The circuitry in your computer that stores data and programs. See also EMS, extended
memory, RAM, and ROM.
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